The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-15
OVER THE RIVER.
GRAND DENOCRA tn RALLY ~ THE
CITY OF yCHESTER

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Jammed-E Eloquent Speeches from Hon
John Goode, Hon. George ID. Wise, Mr
j. n. Tucker. Jr., and John n. Conner.
Last night nearly all OF Manchester
turned out 10 hear Hon. John GO0de,
Hon George ID. Wise, and other speak
ers at Market Square 4 stand tasteiully
arranged had been erected under the au
spices Of the City Democratic Commit
tee, and II was neatly dressed with ban
ners and bunting.
The meeting was called 20 order al
O'Clock by Mr.. George W. Meredith, SUI
perintendent Of the City Committee, who,
in a short speech stated the object of Che
meeting He then introduced
MR i. RANDOLPH TUCKER, JR..
who was checred by the audience. which
at This time, filled the street SO as 20 make
il well gh impossible lie referred to
The reform movement and It's authors
their 0nimus and ends paid his respects
to the Federal judiciary, and closed amid
rounds of applause.
H0V JOHN GOoDE
was next introduced. lie was glad 20
meet the good people Of Manchester again
he said lie came as a plain man, and a
lover Of every inch OF Virginia. ground.
10 speak Of the important questions now
before the people They were vereing
unOn one of the most important elections.
This legislature has 20 elect The State
officers. and the six years representative
I'm the United States Senate Mr. G0Ode
said no man could afford not 30 take an
interest IN politics. President Cleveland
SETS a rooo example TO ihe peop.e no
matter how his duties in Washington are
pressing him, be never fails 20 go to
New York and vOie-and vote the grand
Democratic srfaighiout ticket.
lie alluded I'm complimentary terms to
the work done by the Roanoke COnven-
lion. and contrasted IL with the address
prepared bv ca Senator cX General fX-
/ Honorable Malone. He as an unintcr.
esiel party asked the people it they were
prepared iO allow the government OF the
people. by the people, and for thc people,
| to fan into thehands of a one-man pow
er-intO The hands of William Malone
/ financially and socially was dependent
upon the peoples sustaining the Demo
cratic party Experience had shown That
| the prosperity Of the country vas aepen-
dent upon the Democratic party ln ihe
person Of Fitzhugh Lee, our gallant Gov
ernor. Virginia has secured % leader wor-
Thy Of his many noble Democratic ances.
/ tofs.
The first Legislature after the war de
/ clared their intention 90 pay the whole
/ of tine great deLt upon Virginia. Now
/ II was seen by experience that the people
could not meet the taxes necessary to pay
/ the debt so the people have decided 90
readiust the debt Mr. Go0dc did not
think Virginia could afford TO pay any
more nor less than that specified in the
/ Riddleberger bill
THE PETERSBURG ORACLE.
He asked. Where stand our ADVERSE
ries 40 one will know until The oracle
( I'm Petersburg speaks Ii he speaks bis
slaves will obey and swear that Doe is
right" The speaker told how Mahone
would run the State by trying 10 carry
out the disastrous movements he started
when I'm power before. The contest in
/ 1883" he said. "will be as IL was IN 1854
/ between the Democratic and Republican
parties These little side-shOws known
/ as Reformers Independents, and the like
are bat parts of the management OF ihe
/ Republican party He continue IN This
strain at some length, giving an exhaust.
/ i've review of The record OF the Republican
and Democratic parties
lie showed how President Cleveland
/ had cleaned out the cOrruptors of the He-
publican administration Of over twenty
wears and how be had stopped the taA
regularly levied on Government clerks ga
raise funds 10 assist the Republicans I'm
sustaining their power. Grover Clcye
I land be said, has restored 90 th'
peOple more than one hundred million
/ dollars worth of lands VIII ch bad beer
grabbed by Specializing syndicaies, when
7 they had no claim upon them.
MALONE RIDIcULED.
Mr.. Goodc ridiculed the impudence oI
Malone I'm stating I'm his autobiography
that he had done more for Virginia during
/ his six years I'm the Senate than all of The
Democratic party together, and showed
how false his statements were. He
showed up Malone in striking light. and
closed amid loud applause.
HON. GEORGE ID. wIsL
BEGAN his remarks by referring % the
statement of Mullen at the last election
that he would not aid the Republicans
F He alluded TO John $. Wise's statement
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